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'Risk of insolvency' at parent company of N.B. nuclear developer
Saint John-based Moltex Energy Canada Inc. is hoping potential new owners for its overseas parent company will breathe new life into its development of small modular nuclear reactor technology in New Brunswick.
Holt Liberals set one-year timeline for N.B. Power review
The Holt Liberal government is giving itself less than a year to come up with a decision about the future of debt-laden N.B. Power.
How Susan Holt counts 'new' collaborative care clinics
The rollout of the Holt government’s primary care plan last week raised an important question: what exactly counts as a new collaborative care clinic?
Higgs's PC campaign spending leaned on populists, westerners
The 2024 New Brunswick Progressive Conservative election campaign leaned heavily — and spent heavily — on campaign consultants with socially conservative and populist connections, particularly in Western Canada, newly public documents reveal.
N.B. Power risked 'fatigue-related errors' at nuclear plant, regulator says
Federal regulators say N.B. Power violated rules designed to ensure overnight shift workers at the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant get enough sleep to reduce the risk of safety mistakes.
Expansion of Fredericton clinic first step to meeting Liberal care goal
Horizon Health has unveiled what the Holt government is calling the first of 30 promised collaborative care clinics that aim to transform the delivery of primary care in New Brunswick.
Election storylines converge on trade-dependent Saint John riding
In the federal riding of Saint John-Kennebecasis, the fates of companies large and small hinge on what the U.S. does next in its trade war and how Canada responds.
Analysis
What's another word for budget 'cut?' How about a 'shift?'
After six years of criticizing Progressive Conservative spending cuts, you can understand why some Liberal cabinet ministers are having trouble using the word when talking about their own budgets.
Premier promises provincewide consultation on future of N.B. Power
Premier Susan Holt is promising a major public consultation on the future of N.B. Power, including meetings that will be held around the province to hear ideas from New Brunswickers about the troubled Crown utility.
Miramichi MLA resigns provincial seat to run for federal Conservatives
Miramichi West Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Dawson is resigning from the New Brunswick legislature to become a candidate in the federal election campaign.